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The last Long Island Motor Parkway bridge to be profiled in 2014 is the Old Bethpage Bridge located in the Old Bethpage Village Restoration. This "parkway" bridge was built in 1910, was the last Motor Parkway bridge in Nassau County and one of only two Motor Parkway bridges still standing in the county.

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Howard Kroplick

1907 Surveys

This 1907 survey map shows the Motor Parkway route through the Clair Foster property, located in Old Bethpage. The now destroyed bridge over Claremont Avenue can be seen in the middle of the survey.

The Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge over a proposed highway can be seen on the far right.

This 1907 survey map showed the landscape on the property.

1928 Motor Parkway Atlas

The survey from the Motor Parkway Atlas showed the parkway from Round Swamp Road to the Nassau County/Suffolk County line. Originally planned as a bridge over a future highway, the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge became a bridge connecting the Clair Foster Farm.

1928 Aerial

A 1928 aerial form Claremont Road to Broad Hollow Road. From Claremont Road to the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge (circled), the parkway was a straight path without any major curves.

1950 Aerial

The Motor Parkway was still clearly visible in this 1950 aerial of Old Bethpage. Note the Melville sandpit on the right.

A closer look of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge. Note the small road or path beneath the bridge.

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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.